Laura Prepon Shares Her Cheesy Hasselback Sweet Potatoes With Herbs and Hazelnuts Recipe — and It’s the Ultimate Holiday Treat

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Getting ready for a festive meal! Laura Prepon has a foolproof method for selecting the perfect holiday fare.“I always go to staples my family loves — with crowd-pleaser ingredients — but then look for a [way to] elevate [them] to make the day special,” the That ’70’s Show alum, 42, exclusively tells Us Weekly, adding that this year, she’ll be whipping up her Hasselback sweet potatoes. “Most people are used to seeing mashed sweet potatoes, so the Hasselback style not only looks beautiful, but it also adds a fun twist.”As for the perfect finishing touch? “I top the dish with roasted hazelnuts,” notes Prepon, “to add flavor and texture.”The actress previously opened up about her approach in the kitchen. “I consider myself more of a flexitarian lifestyle especially when it gets toward like the hotter months.

I definitely tend to go more plant-based for my family,” she explained to Us in June.Prepon, who shares 5-year-old daughter Ella and a 2-year-old son with husband Ben Foster, broke down her interest in healthy cooking, adding, “I mean, my first cookbook came out in 2016 and that was all about batch-cooking healthy meals and then reimagining it for three days after that.”The Orange Is the New Black alum continued: “I mean a lot of my videos that I post [are] usually about cooking quick and healthy meals for your family, with an emphasis on preparation, because as a career mom it is harder to get healthy meals on the table — but it’s all about having the right ingredients.”At the time, the New Jersey native gushed about how “great” her children are at eating their vegetables.“Like since they were very young — as soon as my pediatrician gave me the OK — I’ve been giving them homemade bone broth in a bottle and pureed